Hennepin County provides funding, resources and assistance for apartment and condos to start or improve programs to divert recyclables and/or organics.
Multifamily recycling grants
Hennepin County offers grants for multifamily properties to start or improve recycling or organics recycling, reduce contamination, prevent waste, and educate their residents on recycling and waste prevention.
Areas of focus can include purchasing bins and compostable bags, paying for hauling costs, constructing waste enclosures or chutes, managing or preventing the waste of bulky items, and educating residents. Applicants may apply for up to $3,000 for bins and compostable bags and up to $20,000 for all other categories combined. Review the grant flyer (PDF, 312KB) to learn more.
Eligible applicants
Eligible applicants include multifamily properties with shared waste collection service located in Hennepin County.
Funding availability
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until Monday, November 11, 2024, or until the annual program budget is exhausted, whichever occurs first.
Apply
Resources: signage and educational materials
A variety of resources are available to property managers and residents to use to help improve recycling and make it easier: free recycling storage bags, aluminum signage, labels, and educational resources.
Order free container labels, posters, and flyers.
Request assistance
Our committed staff is ready to help you start or improve recycling at your apartment or condo. We can help you assess your best options, review potential costs and savings, and determine the steps forward to improve your programs. Free assistance can be provided online or in-person.
Contact the apartment recycling program coordinator to request assistance by emailing apartmentrecycling@hennepin.us.
Recently awarded grants
Bin and compostable bag grants
The following properties received bin and compostable bag grants to improve recycling and organics recycling for their residents in 2023.
- 151 on 8 Apartments (Hopkins)
- 4252 28th Ave S (Minneapolis)
- 7500 York Cooperative (Edina)
- Applewood Pointe Mississippi Crossing (Champlin)
- Applewood Pointe of Bloomington (Bloomington)
- Applewood Pointe of Champlin (Champlin)
- Applewood Pointe of Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie)
- Broadway Flats (Minneapolis)
- Chateau Student Housing Co-op (Minneapolis)
- Edition Apartments (Minneapolis)
- James Avenue South Apartments (Minneapolis)
- Laurel Hill East (Golden Valley)
- Laurel Hill West (Golden Valley)
- Loring Green East (Minneapolis)
- Maryland Apartments (Minneapolis)
- Nokomis Square Cooperative (Minneapolis)
- Pleasant View Condos (Minneapolis)
- Realife Cooperative of Osseo (Osseo)
- ReNew at Neill Lake (Eden Prairie)
- Saint Therese of New Hope (New Hope)
- Sundial Building (Minneapolis)
Multifamily recycling grants
These properties received grants to reduce contamination, prevent waste, or start organics recycling at their buildings in 2023.
- Applewood Pointe Mississippi Crossing (Champlin)
- Applewood Pointe of Champlin (Champlin)
- Applewood Pointe of Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie)
- Condos at Lake Calhoun (Minneapolis)
- Creek Terrace Apartments (Minneapolis)
- Laurel Hill East (Golden Valley)
- Realife Cooperative of Osseo (Osseo)
- ReNew at Neill Lake (Eden Prairie)
- Saint Therese of New Hope (New Hope)
- Soleil Boutique Apartments (Minneapolis)
- The Beam Apartments and Townhomes (Minneapolis)